WASHINGTON – Three grants totaling nearly $11 million from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) will enable the Yountville (Calif.) Veterans Home to make major renovations.
"These grants reflect the federal-state partnership that is honoring our commitment to care for the men and women who have served in uniform," said Secretary of Veterans Affairs Anthony J. Principi. "This partnership provides a comfortable home for veterans in a time of great personal The grants will pay for up to 65 percent of the cost to renovate the electrical system and the water storage and transmission systems, and to convert a building annex into a unit where veterans with dementia will receive care.
For the new care unit, a VA grant for construction and equipment offers $8.8 million of the total cost of $15.2 million. VA awarded approximately $888,000 to renovate the water system, a project with a total expected cost of $1.7 million. And VA will contribute $1.3 million toward the estimated $2 million cost of the electrical renovation.
About 1,200 veterans live at Yountville's Veterans Home of California in NapaValley. The home was founded in 1884 to serve veterans of the Civil War and now serves disabled and elderly veterans of all wars with assisted living facilities and three levels of inpatient health care.
The VA State Home Program is a partnership between the federal government and the states to acquire, construct or renovate nursing homes, domiciliaries and adult day health care facilities for veterans.
State veterans homes are owned and operated by the states, but VA can provide up to 65 percent of the cost of approved projects. Once construction is complete and inspections are satisfactory, the facilities then qualify for per diem payments from VA.
